Yeah, I was going to add trench warfare, but it got lost in all of the other items.  And we could add the aircraft dogfight, in fact aircraft as true vehicles of war (not discounting balloons which were used in the American Civil War), and true field hospitals (although there were some attempts in earlier wars) .... 

But, all those lives lost, and seldom for any good reason.  I do think that WWII had some jusifiably moral and ethical reasons behind it -- the concentration camps. deporations and gassings were an atrocity that could not be allowed to continue (and shouldn't have been allowed to get started in the first place), but most wars??  I can understand the history and causes ... but the justification seems lacking somehow.

On that note, the Danes have always been very high on my list of those people who stood up to Hitler in the most amazing way.  Did you know that when Hitler invaded Denmark and ordered that all Jews should wear Stars of David, the Danish King countered with his own order that if any Dane put on a Star of David then ALL good Danes would put on a Star of David, himself included.  He would not tolerate that any Danish citizen should be treated as less of a human being because of their religion.

He then proceeded to get as many Danish Jews to safety as he possibly could, and made certain that their homes and businesses would be there waiting for them when it was safe to come back.

Amazing man .... would that more leaders of nations were like him.  I love the attitude that "my people are my people are my people -- doesn't matter their ethnicity, their religion, or whether or not they like me personally as a King."

Whoa .... I got off the topic, didn't I??

Could be worse, could be raining.